| 单词 | railway system |
| 例句 | The two big ones you’ll need to know are JR East, the largest railway system in Japan, and the Tokyo Metro, the city’s busiest subway system. A $1,000 Day in Tokyo for $100 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z Long before it became a famous venue for rock music and the arts, it was built in the 1840s to house a turntable for locomotives in Britain's early railway system. Conrad Shawcross turns Roundhouse into giant sundial 2013-07-23T14:42:54Z The waiter beat me with sticks and made me construct a complicated railway system. Omid Djalili 2010-08-06T23:02:00Z The novel, Tanabe’s fifth, opens in November 1933 in the Hanoi train station, dubbed “the house of a hundred suns” given its position as hub of Indochina’s railway system. Review | Karin Tanabe’s ‘A Hundred Suns’ is a cinematic historical novel set in French Indochina 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z When the British government privatized British Rail in 1993, the railway system did not cease to exist. Republicans 'Ending Medicare' is PolitiFact's 2011 Lie of the Year 2011-12-20T16:00:46Z Even the government publications, like a 1971 annual report for the Swiss railway system, are impossibly stylish. 5 Art Accounts to Follow on Instagram Now 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z No government could allow its railway system simply to "fail". Tony Judt: A manifesto for a new politics 2010-03-20T00:07:00Z When Japanese researchers mimicked the main population centres surrounding Tokyo using a series of oat clusters, the way slime mould moved from cluster to cluster replicated Tokyo’s railway system. Trails and error 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z A railway system made up of high-quality intercity services, allied to cost-effective commuter rail in London and other major cities, would cut costs for taxpayers and passengers alike. Could train fare rises be halted by 'standing only' carriages? 2012-08-20T13:41:03Z These are very special buildings, at one time a familiar sight on our railway system. Historic railway signal boxes get listed status 2013-07-25T18:12:42Z A family in the U.K. has one of the country’s smallest funicular railways – a type of cable railway system on an incline – at their home. Family has one of Britain's smallest cable railways at their house 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z His most durable creation is the green S-Bahn logo representing Berlin’s suburban rapid railway system. Shining a Light on Forgotten Designers 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z The accident came months after India's state-run railway system suffered its worst crash in two decades when 292 people were killed. Death toll in India train crash rises to 13 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z The group, which has 160,000 members on its Telegram channel, also targets public services such as railway systems and banks. Ukraine cyber-conflict: Hacking gangs vow to de-escalate 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z The IT Army of Ukraine, which has 160,000 members on its Telegram channel, also targets public services such as railway systems and banks. Rules of engagement issued to hacktivists after chaos 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z The war has become an integral part of the lives of millions of Ukrainians, and the country’s vast railway system has remained operational despite the war. A Ukrainian train is a lifeline connecting the nation’s capital with the front line 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z Previous cases of minor derailments contributed to the concern over the railway system’s vulnerability at a crucial time. Poland is investigating disruptions to train traffic from unauthorized radio signals 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z India's extensive railway system is used by many millions of people every day. At least 26 killed as railway bridge collapses in India 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Accidents on Pakistan's antiquated railway system are not uncommon. At least 15 killed and dozens injured in Pakistan train accident 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z The fact that they knocked out the railway system and another major goods shipping system, it’s telling me that likely something didn’t go as planned. Russia Is Trying to Leave the Internet and Build Its Own 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z But annual spending on India’s railway system, they say, has increased eightfold compared with about a decade ago. Faceless, Nameless and Dead by the Dozen in a Train’s Cheapest Cars 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z The ABW told The Associated Press on Monday that so far 16 suspects, mostly foreigners, have been arrested on allegations of spying for Russia, including gathering information on the railway system. Poland is investigating disruptions to train traffic from unauthorized radio signals 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z The site already has a cooling water supply and connections to the national grid and railway system. What Is the Future of Fusion Energy? 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z The massive derailment on Friday night involving two passenger trains is a stark reminder of safety issues that continue to challenge the vast railway system that transports nearly 22 million passengers each day. India’s deadly train crash renews questions over safety as government pushes railway upgrade 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z India’s railway system, one of the largest in the world, was first developed in the 19th century by the British colonial authorities. Modi Arrives at Scene of Train Crash That Killed Over 260 in India 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z In the 1890s, Minister of Finance Sergei Witte successfully lobbied for improvements in Russia’s railway system, which at the end of the Crimean War had had fewer than one thousand miles of track. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Among the disclosures was that China issued a $3.5 billion loan to build a railway system in Laos, which would take nearly a quarter of country’s annual output to pay off. China’s loans pushing world’s poorest countries to brink of collapse 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z He said the “gold standard” for the concept is based on Japan’s well-run railway system, which he called “very prompt and comfortable and very affordable.” The last overnight train between L.A. and S.F. ran in 1968. A startup wants to bring it back 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Experts suggest that the country’s railway system needs to prioritize safe tracks and collision protection. India’s deadly train crash renews questions over safety as government pushes railway upgrade 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z The state railway system, however, has remained remarkably stable throughout the war and largely untouched by the constant barrage of Russian missiles. Takeaways from AP’s interview with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Greece’s failure to upgrade its railway system to European standards — in spite of receiving millions of euros in subsidies — had come under scrutiny well before the crash. Greece Will Make Trains Safer, Transport Minister Vows 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Train derailments and crashes are common in Egypt, where the railway system has a history of badly maintained equipment and mismanagement. Northern Egypt train derailment kills 2, injures 16 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Once a new parliament is in place, a commission also will be named to investigate decades of mismanagement of the country’s railway system, Mitsotakis said. Greek PM Mitsotakis apologizes for deadly train disaster 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Garg said the crash should “shake up the whole railway system” and prompt authorities to look at the “lax safety culture.” India’s deadly train crash renews questions over safety as government pushes railway upgrade 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z The disaster in central Greece has triggered an outpouring of anger and protests across the country, as well as a sharp focus on safety standards across its railway system. Greece to wrap up search at train crash site, grief turns to anger 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z Karamanlis said he had made “every effort” to improve a railway system that had been “in a state that doesn’t befit the 21st century.” Rescuers comb wreckage of Greece’s deadliest train crash 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis had earlier resigned saying he was taking responsibility for the state's long standing failures to fix a railway system he said "was not fit for the 21st century." Greek rescuers comb through train crash wreckage as hopes fade 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis resigned over the disaster, saying he would take responsibility for the authorities' "long-standing failures" to fix a railway system he said was not fit for the 21st Century. Greece train crash: Angry protests erupt after disaster 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine a year ago, there have been several acts of sabotage in Belarus and in Russian regions bordering Ukraine, especially on the railway system. Belarusian partisans say Russian military aircraft damaged near Minsk 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z The UK railway system, which is heavily subsidised by the government, is a patchwork of public and private sector organisations. Train strikes: Cheaper to settle, minister admits 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z That political metaphor comes from the high-voltage third rail in some electric railway systems where touching it could lead to electrocution. Mariners staying consistent with payroll approach while teams spend heavily around them 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z A shutdown of the nation’s railway systems could cost the economy as much as $2 billion a day, according to the rail carriers trade group. House votes to pass bill forcing rail labor deal to avoid strike 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z The DfT suggests the crackdown will help modernise the railway system and ultimately reduce the cost to taxpayers, "who are currently footing the bill of those passengers travelling without a ticket". Rail fare dodging fine to jump by £80 in England 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Mr Shapps said the new agency would replace the "fragmented" railway system. Great British Railways transport bill shelved 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z "Cleanest toilets on the railway system," remarks one online commenter, ruling out hygiene issues as a possible explanation. London Waterloo: Inside the shopping centre that's almost deserted 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Its chief executive Andrew Haines told the BBC he thought it was a "decent package" and that there was a balance needed between protecting jobs and ensuring the growth of the railway system. Trains and postal services hit by mass strikes 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z But the underlying strategies that strengthened railroads’ bottom lines have caused friction with customers, regulators and particularly workers — giving rise to a contract dispute that threatened a nationwide shutdown of the railway system. Railroads’ Strategy Thrilled Wall Street, but Not Customers and Workers 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Wednesday’s attack in Chaplyne, a small village in southeastern Ukraine, was one of the deadliest in months on the country’s extensive railway system. Ukraine train system attacks may be war crimes, experts say 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z The government has said the railway system needs modernisation and has to be financially sustainable for the long term. Rail strikes: No services on some trains on Saturday 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z The government says the railway system needs modernisation and has to be financially sustainable for the long term. Train strikes: When are they and which rail lines are running? 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z "The Western Railway Line Project will transform Ghana's existing railway infrastructure base into a modern, robust and integrated railway system," Thelo DB said in its statement. Ghana to sign $3.2 bln railway project deal with Thelo DB consortium 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Experts say, however, that the obstacles are legion: Ukraine’s railway system runs on a different gauge from those of most other countries in the European Union. Finding Alternative Route for Ukraine’s Grain Exports Isn’t So Simple, Experts Say 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z So far, the government has refused to intervene directly in the talks, which are between the unions and Network Rail, a company that manages the country’s railway system, as well as the privatized train operators. U.K. Train Strike Expected to Cause Transit Chaos 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z He said Tuesday the plan would involve building temporary storage silos on Ukraine’s borders to deal with the problem of the different rail gauges that Ukrainian and European railway systems use. Russia targets ammunitions depot in western Ukraine 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z The Japan International Cooperation Agency is funding the rolling stock and railway systems. ADB approves up to $4.3 bln loan for Philppine railway project 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z The Rail Delivery Group, which represents train companies, says the railway system needs reform and has called the strike ballot "premature". Rail strike: When could it be and which lines would be affected? 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z But with the ports blocked and the railway system unable to cope with the extra volume, the country is currently only exporting between 1-1.5 million tonnes a month. Explainer-Ukraine looks for ways to get its grain out 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Ryo Takagi, a professor at Kogakuin University and specialist in electric railway systems, believes the answer isn’t simple because how train technology evolves is complex and depends on many uncertain societal factors. Major Japan railway now powered only by renewable energy 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z In July, a cyberattack on Iran’s railway system caused chaos and train delays. State TV says Iran foiled cyberattacks on public services 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z Capturing the Azovstal plant would also give the Russians better access to the region’s railway system and seaport. Despair in Mariupol’s last stronghold: ‘They’re bombing us with everything’ 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z They target oligarchs as well as key Russian industries and companies, including several banks, the railway system and the paramilitary Wagner Group. Zelensky implores NATO for more aid as war in Ukraine enters second month 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z The group has already coordinated with a foreign hacktivist organization that carried out an attack on a railway system. Ukrainian cyber resistance group targets Russian power grid, railways 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z In 2018, India’s railway system announced a national recruitment drive for 63,000 of the most menial positions in its hierarchy — and 19 million people applied. Protesters torch trains in India as frustration over lack of jobs for young people boils over 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z A cyberattack on Iran’s railway system caused chaos and train delays. Iran state TV shows dissidents’ images after apparent hack 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z July saw a hack that paralyzed the railway system; another group, Tapandegan, attacked airports in major cities and municipalities. A hacking slugfest between Iran and its foes sparks fears of a wider cyberwar 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z “There is a possibility that the attack, like a previous one on railway system, has been conducted from abroad,” Firouzabadi said. Iran says cyberattack affected every gas station in nation 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z The hack of the Iranian prison comes on the heels of a cyber intrusion affecting Iran’s railway system last month. Videos showing alleged prisoner abuses in Iran exposed by hackers are authentic: Iranian official 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z The death toll in a train crash in southern Pakistan rose to 56 on Tuesday, a railway spokeswoman said, the latest accident to highlight a broken railway system that dates back to the 19th century. Death toll in Pakistan train crash rises to 56 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z He said Pakistan also wanted Russian expertise to modernize its antiquated railway system as well as its energy sector. Russia to boost ties with Pakistan, supply military gear 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z Egypt’s railway system has a history of badly maintained equipment and poor management. Trains collide in southern Egypt, killing at least 32 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z America’s railway system is far from adequate and public transit agencies across the country are in crisis. Editorial Roundup: Indiana 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z After the war, the German Democratic Republic in East Germany took over the name of the Deutsche Reichsbahn for its railway system. Holocaust survivor launches legal claim against German railway 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z India missed the opportunity to screen migrant workers at train stations earlier this month as huge numbers began returning to their villages by the national railway system, the busiest in the world. For many Indians, the coronavirus isn't their biggest concern. Hunger is 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z On Monday, Mr. Johnson’s government nationalized the railway system for at least six months, covering all the losses at a time when people are avoiding trains during a national lockdown. Europe’s Leaders Ditch Austerity and Fight Pandemic With Cash 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z The railway system is often described as India’s lifeline, transporting 23 million people across the vast subcontinent each day, some 8.4 billion passengers each year. AP Photos: India’s vast railway system closes to passengers 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z As the curfew began, there were announcements of longer-term measures including the suspension of India’s railway system, which in normal times carries 23 million passengers a day. India's 1.3 billion population put under anti-coronavirus 'people's curfew' 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z The New York financiers refused any plan that attempted to merely tinker with the outmoded street railway system. The end of Seattle’s streetcars was the beginning of the city’s uncertain transit future 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z It was the worst disaster on Pakistan’s accident-plagued railway system in nearly 15 years. Fire engulfs Pakistani train, kills at least 65 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Supporters say Mumbai – ranked the world’s fourth most polluted megacity by the World Health Organization last year – badly needs new transport, citing its overburdened colonial-era railway system used by 7.5 million people every day. Indian court halts tree felling in Mumbai green space 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z “Ministers and officials shirking public transport and lower-carbon travel is how we’ve ended up with an overly expensive railway system,” he added. UK climate agency officials doubled air travel over previous year, report says 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z He founded a scientific club in Bombay and, by his early 20s, began designing a slew of gadgets and machines: tamper-proof bottles, electrical bicycle contraptions, a station indicator for Bombay's suburban railway system. The forgotten Indian inventor who dazzled London 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z This one called for scrapping the street railway system entirely. The end of Seattle’s streetcars was the beginning of the city’s uncertain transit future 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z The Scottish government previously said it wanted to absorb the force - which operates on the railway system - into Police Scotland. Railway policing merger ditched for committee 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z The city's current colonial-era railway system, which is effectively its lifeline, ferries some 7.5 million people between Mumbai's suburbs and its heart on a daily basis. The fight to save Mumbai's last 'green lung' 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z Los Angeles was once served by the Pacific Electric Railway, which boasted in its marketing that it was largest electric railway system in the world. Mapped: historic public transit systems v their modern equivalents 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Egypt’s run-down railway system is badly in need of overhaul after a series of deadly crashes in recent years. Egypt appoints military officer as transportation minister 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z Dore still vowed to prevent the demise of the street railway system but, as fate would have it, Dore met his demise first. The end of Seattle’s streetcars was the beginning of the city’s uncertain transit future 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z India's vast railway system is the world's third largest but lacks modern signaling and communication systems. Train derails in India, killing 7 people 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z India’s vast railway system is the world’s third largest but lacks modern signaling and communication systems. Train derails in eastern India, killing 7 people 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z "So the war business in horses and mules is good," read an article in the December 1915 issue of The Santa Fe Magazine, for employees of the railway system. Unsung heroes, animals were vital part of WWI war machine 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z But it is poor communities - living in the crowded, windswept Cape Flats outside the city - who are most dependent on the cheap railway system for transport. Why Cape Town's trains are on fire 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z In the words of the late historian Walt Crowley, “After scrimping for more than a generation to secure clear title to its own street railway system, Seattle promptly dismantled it.” The end of Seattle’s streetcars was the beginning of the city’s uncertain transit future 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z The plan included converting some of the rail line to the capital into a “high-speed railway system,” according to the brochure. Korea detente revives North Korean leader's bullet train dreams 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Another found that nearly three of every four people in France believed that the Macron government’s policy overhauls were unjust, but that almost half saw the overhaul of the railway system as warranted. Strikes Disrupt France as Thousands Protest Macron Overhauls 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Yet, I heard recently on the French radio that no railway system in the world is profitable, not even the British system, although tickets are quite expensive in Britain. French President’s Next Target: The Railroads. Strikes Loom. 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z Nearly all city buses were running on reduced schedules and some stations of the light railway system were closed. Rare snow storm disrupts flights, shuts schools in Rome 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z Spool back a century and you find that a similar boom-and-bust cycle left the United States with a transcontinental railway system. Jeff Bezos has his shops, so now Mark Zuckerberg wants a whole town | John Naughton 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z The railway system is a lifeline for the 20 million people of Mumbai. Stampede at Mumbai railway station kills at least 15 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z The most popular application is as a replacement for a transit card on the Swedish railway system. World's lamest cyborg? My microchip isn't cool now – but it could be the future 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Russia just this month announced plans to invest $2 billion in repair of the deteriorated Cuban railway system. Trump considers reversing historic Obama-era opening with Cuba 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z Nearly all city buses were running on reduced schedules and some stations of the light railway system were closed. Rare snow storm disrupts flights, shuts schools in Rome 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z “The railway system is a big part of our history. This puts that in perspective, and it will keep the history if you continue to introduce it to young children.” Model Train Club displays collection to keep history alive 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z India’s railway system is the world’s third largest, but is severely hampered by a lack of modern signaling and communication systems as well as poor maintenance of tracks and equipment. At least 32 killed, 50 injured as train derails in India 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z These included the national railway system, several government ministries and a national pension fund. Ukraine power cut 'was cyber-attack' - BBC News 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z They're also capable of amazing intellectual feats: solving mazes, maintaining a balanced diet and even “designing” an efficient railway system. Slime molds prove you don’t need a brain to learn — or teach — a new trick 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z India’s vast railway system is the world’s third largest, but lacks modern signaling and communication systems. India train crash: Search for bodies at site ends; 146 dead 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Japan is set to participate in an upcoming Indian rapid railway system, but the scope of its role is still being negotiated. Japan, India sign agreement on civil nuclear power 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z However, this April, the airport announced plans for a £200m light railway system linking the two. What about other UK airports' expansion plans? - BBC News 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z In the late 1980s, Japan's state-owned railway system was reorganized into several entities to become more competitive and efficient. Japan set to raise $4 billion from IPO of JR Kyushu railway 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z The federal government is requiring all railway systems to install the technology, known as positive train control, by the end of 2018. As Ridership Soars, PATH Service Disruptions Cut Deep 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z A new art museum and the Museum of Tomorrow are the main features on the shores of Guanabara Bay, all easily accessible via a new light railway system. What will be the legacy of the Olympic Games in Rio? - BBC News 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Design work for the railway system, to link Mumbai and Ahmedabad in western India, is to start in December and construction is set to begin in 2018. Japan, India sign agreement on civil nuclear power 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z This new rail line connected the two principle railway systems converging on and serving the busy harbour of Portland. The story of cities: the tales we missed 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Its primary means of travel are the twisting, interlocking highways and the Metro North railway system that ends at Grand Central terminal in Manhattan. Indian Point nuclear plant reeks of troubled history but village is conflicted 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z Mr Ackman is at present trying to consolidate America’s railway system. He who would Valeant be 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z This was Atbara: home of Sudan’s railway system, and the engine room of its modern-day creation story. Welcome to the land that no country wants | Jack Shenker 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z The brainchild of the prime minister, Narendra Modi, it is being billed as an attempt to upgrade the railway system and put it on a par with that of rival economic power China. India’s first railway university aims to put train network on right track 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z Mr Mao started his career in the railway system, including a spell driving trains, before retraining as an economist in the 1970s. Three wise men 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z He didn’t attend college, and instead apprenticed with the Swiss railway system. Swiss-Banking Lawsuit Against IRS Could Have Wide Impact 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z This is a particularly interesting cable railway system in which an ascending car counterbalances a descending car. FREDERICA DUNN: Travel Switzerland’s Lake Country by train 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Sudan’s contemporary railway system began life as a battering ram for the British to attack Khartoum. Welcome to the land that no country wants | Jack Shenker 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z This year we are hopeful that Iran's railway system will be connected to Afghanistan. Iran May Team Up With U.S., Rouhani's Right Hand Says 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z And Denmark shut down a highway and parts of its railway system for hours to try to halt the flow of refugees to Sweden. E.U. leader proposes plan to redistribute migrants across continent 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Apart from the cross-Channel Eurostars and the Spanish high-speed network, there are no systematic identity or baggage controls anywhere on the European railway system. France Thalys train attack provokes rail security row - BBC News 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z One of the largest transportation networks in the world, the Indian railway system spans the length and breadth of the country and is a vital mode of connectivity. Six Dead in India as Runaway Truck Rams into Train 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z The latter focused on how the expansion of Cuba’s railway system could serve as a precursor to “her absorption into the American Union.” Chronicling Cuba's Evolution 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z Again, Iran will be connected to the Iraqi railway system. Iran May Team Up With U.S., Rouhani's Right Hand Says 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z And as railway systems grew, so did the need for a common time. How time zones confused the world - BBC News 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z Fingers on Capital Hill immediately pointed to the poor infrastructure of the railway system as a factor in the derailment. Let Me Start: May 14, 2015 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z He was promoting his relatives inside the railway system and raking in huge kickbacks from construction contracts. A cheating husband’s worst nightmare 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z "The railway system was not in the best condition after World War Two. Stations were generally rundown, rolling stock was seldom clean, and all the trains were steam hauled until around 1958." England's forgotten railway stations 2015-01-10T05:00:00Z These potentials can come to real effect if, for example, our railway system is being connected to neighboring countries. Iran May Team Up With U.S., Rouhani's Right Hand Says 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z There’s pretty much no railway system, at least here in Europe there’s not, that is actually profitable. The Annual Complaint Is Here As Train Fares And Season Tickets Rise 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Kenya is expanding its ports and railway system, as well as paying off a higher-cost loan. Investors Are Eager for African Sovereign Debt, Despite Plenty of Risks 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z The McEwens were so well connected that the railway system provided them with a branch line to their country seat. Karl Miller: a man of distinction 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z But how do you update a Victorian underground railway system? The slow train to an accessible London 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z So this connection between north and south, east and west, through Iranian railway system, will give the Iranian economy a lift. Iran May Team Up With U.S., Rouhani's Right Hand Says 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Accidents are common for India’s vast railway system, which is one of the largest in the world but is plagued by aging infrastructure and poor maintenance. 12 Killed in Collision of Express Trains in Northern India 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z Yet Modi needs American support if he is going to move forward with his vision of transforming India’s infrastructure, building “smart” cities and transforming the railway system. India’s Modi begins rock star-like U.S. tour But he believes the critics of the railway system are missing the point. Should we build just like the Victorians did? 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z Labour and transport campaigners stepped up their challenge to the railway system, with protests taking place at stations across the country as the extent of planned fare rises for 2015 is revealed. Rail fares to rise by average of 3.5% in January 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z He dreamed of “ electronic digital India” uniting the country in the way that the railway system has helped do in the past. India’s Modi Throws Out Socialist Planning, Questions Caste Divisions The Moscow metro is one of the oldest and most extensive underground railway systems in the world. 'Three dead' in Moscow metro crash 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z In late June, Modi partially rolled back a hike in train fares aimed at putting the strapped railway system on a stronger financial footing after protests erupted and the BJP’s political allies objected. India's Modi (Barely) Passes His First Big Test on Economic Reform 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Economists say India’s railway system simply does not meet the needs of an aspiring economic and industrial powerhouse. India’s Narendra Modi dreams of a modern rail system, but hurdles abound Adding to the misery of French travelers, railroad workers have called a June 11 strike to protest planned reforms of the national railway system. Europe's Cabbies, Fed Up With Uber, Plan a Day of Traffic Chaos 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z It will seek to revamp the creaking railway system, focusing on high-speed trains, and increase road and airport construction. India Pledges to Create Jobs and Tackle Inflation 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z Sweden began building its hydroelectric infrastructure at the turn of the 20th century to electrify its railway system for iron ore transport. Data Centers Spring Up in Santa's Backyard 2014-01-31T02:00:58Z The monorail is "a brand new mode of transport in the city, which is expected to lighten the traffic burden on its overcrowded suburban railway system," the paper says. Indian media: Monorail in Mumbai 2014-01-31T07:55:00Z Special attention is on the railway system this year, experiencing its first rush since its reorganization from a separate government ministry to a state-owned corporation in March 2013. Sinosphere Blog: World’s Biggest Annual Human Migration Begins in China 2014-01-16T06:48:29Z They worked as traders, farmers and on the railway system that the British were building in east Africa. How the Nairobi attack has shaken Kenya's Indians 2013-10-01T01:02:12Z According to the deal made with the leftist Red-Green Alliance and the right-wing Danish People's Party, the proceeds will be used to improve the Danish railway system. Denmark raises tax on seven North Sea oil operators 2013-09-18T07:58:50Z The slime mold grew into a looped network resembling Tokyo’s efficient railway system. In Natural Networks, Strength in Loops 2013-08-20T17:15:00.780Z The incident — just a month after the Chinese government announced the project — spotlighted the dangers of corruption in China’s railway system. DealBook: Hiring in China By JPMorgan Under Scrutiny 2013-08-18T00:01:30Z But human error on railway systems across Europe should never contribute to accidents. It Was Going Way Too Fast 2013-07-25T18:42:00Z The European Commission is convinced that unbundling railway systems and promoting competition will be good for the European economy. European railways: Uncoupling the trains 2012-11-08T16:00:19Z The slime mold's tendrils, they found, produced interconnections strikingly similar to the layout of the Tokyo railway system. A Slimy Insight Into Treating Cancer 2012-08-23T17:21:00Z Railway privatisation was a triumph of ideology over common sense to produce the most expensive, fragmented, under-invested railway system in western Europe. Letters: Railway users v financial engineers 2012-08-22T20:00:02Z Rousseff hopes the infrastructure plan, unveiled on Wednesday, will revolutionize Brazil's decrepit highway and railway system. Analysis: Next hurdles for Brazil: sticky fingers, red tape 2012-08-17T15:24:11Z On Monday, he noted, 32 people died in a train fire in Tamil Nadu State — a reminder that the nation’s railway system, like the electrical system, is underfinanced and in dire need of upgrading. Power Restored After India Blackout 2012-08-01T07:27:19Z After earlier slowdowns, high-speed trains were returning to normal, a spokesman for the national railway system said, but some local lines were still interrupted. Northern Italy Hit by Second Deadly Earthquake 2012-05-29T14:07:52Z It is the centre of an active shipping trade with the Baltic ports and with England, and of a railway system connecting it with all parts of the grand duchy and with St Petersburg. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z It has one of the most extensive and well-equipped electric railway systems in the United States. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z As for the canal system that he established, it has not been made obsolete by its strong younger brother, the railway system. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Mafeking lies a day's journey by the train from Vryburg, and was once the terminus of the Cape railway system pending its extension northwards. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z He also lost a great deal of money in giving this city a modern street railway system. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z There is an extensive suburban railway system, the property of the Government—as all railways in Victoria are. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z And how we abused Spain and her railway system! Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z The state railway system was completed in 1892, and since that time the utmost that the state has done has been to subsidize new undertakings. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z The total force will then advance in exterior lines upon the Orange Free State, maintaining the railway system upon their individual western flanks, so far as possible, as their individual lines of communication. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Our first experience of the Majorcan railway system was a curious and unexpected one. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Continuing, the branch railway reaches Stanthorpe, near the border, mentioned elsewhere, and the line is being continued to effect a junction with the New South Wales railway system. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z A practical railroad man, he had gone through all the grades of promotion of an Eastern railway system, and had become a division superintendent. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z Ralph was in one of the most inviting places a man can get into, especially if he is interested in the workings of a big railway system. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z The future development of the English railway system may be a tempting and instructive topic for speculative experts, but is not for a general survey, such as the present. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z The same American, William Wheelwright, was the founder of the Argentine railway system, through English capital and enterprise. South America and the War 2012-02-10T03:00:17.163Z Under their direction the railway system of the Dominion was carried on throughout the war without break in management and without making any loss. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z Looking, perhaps, too, to the rapid development of the railway system, he suffered the roads of Bavaria to fall into a deplorable state of neglect. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z As his eye studied the rude scrawl made with a red pencil, Ralph at once discerned that its dotted lines denoted three divisions of a railway system. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z The entire electrical railway system, the lighting of the city, and the majority of the factories are operated by power obtained from this source. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z There is a prospect that the last difficult link to connect the railway systems of Bolivia and Argentina will soon be supplied. South America and the War 2012-02-10T03:00:17.163Z On the Pacific slope the leading railway system is the Guatemala Central. Guatemala, the country of the future 2011-12-12T03:00:29.630Z In these projects may be traced the inception of the whole German railway system. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z This short link in the railway system would save the traveller from Malaga to Valencia nearly 180 miles, or its alternative—a long and exhausting diligence journey. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z “Looks as if this was a regular underground railway system.” Fenn Masterson's Discovery or, The Darewell Chums on a Cruise 2011-11-07T02:00:19.467Z The first railway systems were inaugurated; the receipts of the treasury grew fifty per cent.; The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z The railway system of Guatemala under the administration of President Estrada Cabrera is certain to be the most useful means of developing the country. Guatemala, the country of the future 2011-12-12T03:00:29.630Z In 1955, Sultan was named the transportation minister, and oversaw the construction of a railway system linking Dammam on the Persian Gulf coast to the capital, Riyadh. Crown Prince Sultan, Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister, Has Died 2011-10-22T06:14:01Z Exclusive of these light railway systems, the total amount of permanent railway track supplied complete to all theatres of war is about 3,600 miles. England, Canada and the Great War 2011-10-20T02:00:21.577Z Without the telegraph it would be impossible to control a railway system from a central office. The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z Some of those same questions are now being asked about underground railway systems that are planned for dozens of cities. Shanghai Metro Says Loss of Power Tripped Signals in Collision 2011-09-29T07:11:47Z The development of the German railway system falls conveniently into four periods. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z It is her elaborate railway system that has enabled Germany to get the utmost from her armies—to get the work of two or three corps, and in some cases even more, out of one. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z Until 1853, no part of what could be described as the Canadian railway system had been built. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z "Over the longer term, we are still positive about the industry because it's clear that the demand is there and the railway system is essential to the country's long-term infrastructure development," he said. China's CNR delays $5 billion IPO after crash: sources 2011-08-16T04:52:46Z Shares of the companies, whose combined annual sales exceed $150 billion, rose in Tokyo trading after the Nikkei newspaper first reported they planned to discuss merging businesses including nuclear power plants and railway systems. Mitsubishi Heavy Says It’s Not in Merger Talks With Hitachi 2011-08-04T04:22:11Z The development of the railway system was slow and was not conceived on any uniform plan. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z The two companies were planning to discuss a merger of some operations, including nuclear power plants and railway systems, a person familiar with the matter said, confirming part of the earlier Nikkei report. Mitsubishi Heavy Says It’s Not Discussing Merger With Hitachi 2011-08-04T02:20:01Z The phones also worked with Japan’s railway system and some airlines, according to Art Stewart, AuthenTec’s vice president of smart sensors. Can Fingerprint Sensors Convince People To Use 'Mobile Wallets'? 2011-08-02T18:58:00Z The great dislocation of the German railway system had begun, and ordinary passengers were having to make way for the movements of troops. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z The bullet-train accident is just the latest sign of trouble for China's railway system. Bullet Train Crash and Bus Fire in China Raise Questions about Transit Safety 2011-07-25T22:45:05.063Z Back in May, a group sabotaged part of the city's railway system by cutting signalling cables. Cultivating rebellion 2011-07-23T11:29:17Z The extension of the railway system is one of the wonders of our time. Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science 2011-07-19T02:00:21.280Z All over the country the railway system was utterly disorganised, business everywhere was at a complete deadlock, for in every town and city all over the kingdom the banks were closed. The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z The great railway systems of France are as follows: 1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z The road between Brussels and Mechlin was opened May 6, 1837, and other roads were soon built; and the railway system of Belgium was the first on the Continent of Europe. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z The River Nith is navigable to the town for vessels of under 60 tons, but the port has decreased in importance since the development of the railway system. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z The railway system requires particular attention, less for the sake of remedying past ministerial neglect, than of regulating future proceedings. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z As the railway system spread over the country, through private enterprise, the appropriations of national money for internal improvements became more and more confined to the specific improvements of rivers and harbors. The Middle Period 1817-1858 2011-03-14T03:01:05.737Z Nakanishi told a briefing in Tokyo that he planned to use the funds raised in the sale for investments to bolster its "social innovation" segment, which includes power plants, smart grids, batteries and railway systems. Western Digital's $4.3 billion Hitachi deal creates giant 2011-03-08T00:28:02Z Of the railway systems of the mainland of Europe as a whole the main features are these. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z The commerce is considerable, and has greatly increased since the development of the railway system. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z Canadian Pacific Railway has two main lines and several branches making connection with United States railway systems, as well as operating on Vancouver Island. Canada West 2011-03-03T03:00:58.087Z Further, by means of her very imperfect railway system, she had to transport such forces as were ready many thousands of miles before they could reach the theatre of war. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z By means of this railway system they can carry their troops rapidly to any part of the frontier, and can readily supply themselves with food and ammunition. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. 2011-02-19T03:01:10.063Z This belt is crossed in the Rhine valley by a much narrower but very important belt running north and south, now connected with the Italian railway system through the St Gotthard tunnel. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z It has rapidly increased in recent years, being the centre of important railway systems, having extensive coal-mines in the vicinity, and active manufactures of iron, steel, machinery, and railway plant. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z Recollections of English Engineers, and of the introduction of the railway system into the United Kingdom. A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 1 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe 2011-02-16T03:00:36.047Z The country’s railway system was ordered shut for security reasons, with the exception of a few trains from Cairo to Alexandria, Sayed Tabbagh, vice president of the Railway Authority, said by telephone. Egyptians Mass Against Mubarak 2011-02-01T17:57:04Z Their object was to capture Lemberg, the key of the road and railway system of Eastern Galicia. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. 2011-02-19T03:01:10.063Z The still isolated railway system of Greece is upon a narrow gauge. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z The country’s railway system was ordered to be shut down for security reasons, with the exception of a few trains from Cairo to Alexandria, Sayed Tabbagh, vice president of the Railway Authority, said by telephone. Egyptians to March Against Mubarak 2011-02-01T13:55:01Z Most of our railway systems are controlled frequently through the trust known as the voting trust—by men who are interested in the great banks in the three central reserve cities. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z The railway system is well devised to meet the requirements of its rapidly increasing trade. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z “I think of the shield wire as like a railway system,’’ said Andrew Andrew Phillips, director of transmission and substation research at the institute. Green: Move Over, WALL-E: Puttering Along Power Lines 2011-01-12T13:14:30Z In the development of this railway system the mountains have proved the most formidable of natural obstacles, and at the head of the mountains in this respect as in others stand the Alps. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z We have made improvements," said he, "in our manufactures; our railway systems have been improved; we have spent money on our schools. The Outlook: Uncle Sam's Place and Prospects in International Politics 2010-12-30T03:00:21Z The place has become an important junction of the Great North of Scotland railway system. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z More chuckles from the sage: China is building by far the most incredible high-speedway railway system in the world at the same time as it is getting stuck in the worst traffic jams. The internal contradictions of the Shanghai skyline 2010-11-22T15:01:00Z The lack of roads and the dysfunctional railway system between the main towns make travel difficult and contribute to the high cost of food and imported goods in the capital and throughout neighboring land-locked nations. Dozens Killed in Congo Train Crash 2010-06-22T09:40:00Z The incident is one of the worst ever to strike the Indian railway system. Who Was Really Behind India's Terror Derailment? 2010-06-01T18:25:00Z The elevated Skytrain and underground railway system were still closed and traffic was clogged as drivers tried to find a way round the area cordoned off by the security forces. Troops patrol Bangkok as PM talks reconciliation 2010-05-22T03:18:00Z But the German state's incursion into the UK railway system is not unique. Arriva takeover bid revives foreign takeover row 2010-04-22T19:25:00Z In February a Deutsche Bahn division signed the contract to take over the running of the Metro light railway system serving Tyne and Wear. Arriva shares soar as Deutsche Bahn reveals ?1.2bn bid 2010-03-17T18:41:00Z The first is connected by ferry with the European railway system; the second with the great sea routes from Smyrna to Trieste, Marseilles and Liverpool. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" In a couple of years the Argentines will have pushed their railway system to Bariloche, and then all tourists who come to South America should make a point of visiting this wonderfully beautiful region. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open A vice-president of one of the railway systems states that since 1893 "the increase in business of the transcontinental lines has not come from the seaports, but from the development of the intermediate country." The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise Two transcontinental railway systems, the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe, were built across Arizona in 1878-1883. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Had no idea the railway system of the country was so easily upset. Our Battalion Being Some Slight Impressions of His Majesty's Auxiliary Forces, in Camp and Elsewhere On the east bank opposite Philae is the village of Shellal, southern terminus of the Egyptian railway system and the starting point of steamers for the Sudan. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The railway system has a total mileage of 5290, mostly belonging to the State. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Great railway systems and land companies in the South and West have their agricultural and industrial agents on the lookout for eligible settlers. Races and Immigrants in America A railroad law was written, and General Wood persuaded General Grenville M. Dodge and Sir William Van Horn to help him to build much of the present railway system of Cuba. The Career of Leonard Wood Hand-in-hand with the industrial activity of the country goes its commercial development, which is stimulated by an extensive railway system, good roads and navigable rivers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" The simple truth is that the creation of a system of such libraries is like the creation of a great railway system; it must be an evolution, not a creation outright. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses In 1919 the railway system passed to the Allies, and in 1920 it was announced that the line between Basra and Bagdad had been completed. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis On electric railway systems where the traffic is heavy, the train or car movements may be handled by a dispatcher just as on the steam railroad. Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. In this connexion it may be said that a good railway system obviates many of the disadvantages attending the use of tents. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" These figures do not include the railway system in Sind. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" About this time the elevated railway system was adopted in New York City. The Greater Republic A History of the United States When their railway system is completed, and they begin to understand their new Constitution, they will have learned as much as we can teach 'em. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel London is naturally the principal focal point of the English railway system, the development of through connexions between the chief lines by way of the metropolis is very small. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" A glance at the map of South Africa will show the four railway systems leading into or close by the two republics in arms against us. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War The line forms the eastern end of the great railway system which will eventually extend from Tangier to Alexandria. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Not only will it benefit the commerce of the north-west of England, but it will also open up a railway system to Wales and that beautiful picturesque country with all its health-giving resorts. Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 Communications and Industries.—Dresden lies at the centre of an extensive railway system, which places it in communication with the chief cities of northern and central Germany as well as with Austria and the East. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" The railway system has done this for London. Here and There in London The explanation is the extension of the railway system, and there has been no culpable extravagance. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses It is no exaggeration when I say I am worked like a transcontinental railway system, hammering up boxes or shovelling out damaged merchandise. Seeds of Pine This was no satire on the railway system, but pure zeal. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time In their articles of incorporation the promoters reserved to themselves all right to the ownership and control of public utilities, such as water, light and power and street railway systems. The Everett massacre A history of the class struggle in the lumber industry In October 1908, at a special election, the security franchise was invalidated, and the entire railway system was put in the hands of receivers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" Breathing dire reprisals on the Swiss federal railway system, she entered unwillingly. The Silent Barrier He alluded to the commencement and vigorous prosecution of a railway system, to the extension of postal accommodations, and to the flourishing condition of commerce and navigation. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 In the development of the railway system there has been another disturbing cause, which is not likely to occur to the English mind. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years The main scheme of the railway systems of China is simple. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" It is obvious, however, that the use of compressed air harmonises better with the railway system than any plan depending upon springs. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast A hunt over the railway system reveals no fewer than twelve trains. Cavalry of the Clouds Proof even more convincing is apparent in the enormous development of our railway system. Are we Ruined by the Germans? On the corresponding portions of the railway system the great companies have put a locomotive engine per mile. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years It had lain out of the track of the railway system for a long time, and when the railway system at length enclosed it in its arms, the attention seemed to have come too late. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 It may be said, therefore, that the railway system neutralizes to the people the bad effects of the debt with which the state is incumbered. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 The railway system is also fairly complete, the state owning about three-fifths of the total mileage, which amounts to some 2000. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" Fifth in mileage among the railway systems of Canada is the group of fragments connected with the Great Northern Railway of the United States. The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways That almost all the progress which this country has made in the last half-century is mainly due to the development of the railway system. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years The English railway system was a world of its own; it was an insular world which could hardly have been more peculiar if it had belonged to another quarter of the globe altogether. The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 The reason is, that the extension of our railway system has only of late years brought the really good grain-lands into cultivation. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy He sat in one of the bondes of the Botanical Garden half of the street railway system of Rio, and absent mindedly regarded the scenery. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 Leaders were indispensable; we cannot forget the men who planned and the men who carried through and the men who organized the working of the great railway systems. The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways They clearly set forth the most complete, and, at the same time, the most costly miniature model railway system in the world. The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 Much the same drawbacks exist here as in Brazil, viz., lack of labour, poor railway system, high rates for transmission, and indifferent methods employed in cultivating. The Story of the Cotton Plant Sixty-one miles to the west lies Lida, one of the commanding points of the entire railway systems of western Russia. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War “The misdeeds of the officials and bribery on the railway system cry out to heaven,” writes the organ of the Constitutional Democrats. England and Germany There were, for a time, extensive ship-building yards here; but that industry gradually declined, with the growth of railway systems. Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo When these precautions are considered, it will be seen that this railway system probably enjoys the most perfect climate in existence. The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 Existing evidence all negatives Mr. Acworth's postulate that "state railway systems are incapable of vigorous life." The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses Whole railway systems had been built, with the American locomotives replacing the diminutive French ones. Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line The Motor Boys Fighting for Uncle Sam The organization of the railway system was most inefficient. England and Germany Not only in mobilization, but in the entire conduct of the war, the geographic nearness of points in Germany and Austria was brought about by an excellent east and west railway system. The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers The deepest cave was connected by a tunnel with the railway system that had branches everywhere through the Forest. The Fight for the Argonne Personal Experiences of a 'Y' Man In the March, 1891, number of the Forum, Mr. W. M. Acworth discusses, under the title "Railways under Government Control," the working of the railway systems of the different nations. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses After 1878 it suddenly expanded as did all the American railway systems. The New Nation In this way the unfortunate proprietors were, in many cases, betrayed, and their p. 295property was shamefully squandered, much to the discredit of the railway system. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson It may be that in this railway system—for Providence works with strange agents—there lies the germ of a better understanding between us, and the dawn of a happier day for Ireland. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. He devoted himself especially to the development of the national railways, and the gigantic network of the Austro-Hungarian railway system and its unification is mainly his work. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" While legislatures claim the right to fix rates, I shall show that the abnormal conditions under which the railway system has grown up and its chaotic nature render the exercise of such a privilege impossible. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses The Southern railway system was completely rebuilt after the Civil War. The New Nation It was the simple but admirable contrivance of the steam-blast, and its combination with the multitubular boiler, that at once gave the locomotive a vigorous life, and secured the triumph of the railway system. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson We shall look back in vain over our past history to find any parallel at all approaching to the present state and prospects of the railway system. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. To say nothing of the railway system which connects the large towns in the east and west, Batavia is provided with an excellent tramway, and with a capital supply of small vehicles called sadoes. A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore The charge made against State railway systems is that they are incapable of vigorous life. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses It supports gigantic railway systems, fills the hulls of immense ships, furnishes raw material for thousands of industries. Chapters in Rural Progress Things never looked blacker for the success of the railway system than at the close of this great parliamentary struggle. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Each year the people spend upon their schools a sum sufficient to construct a Panama Canal or a transcontinental railway system. The New Education A Review of Progressive Educational Movements of the Day (1915) The earnings of the diamond mines provided the Cape Colony with a revenue sufficient to enable it to link together its main towns by a tolerable railway system. Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 The effect of those two distinguishing features of the English railway system is that third-class carriages are much more and first-class carriages much less utilized than in other countries. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses Here lay in a few words the idea from which our railway system has sprung. James Watt Indeed, the commercial success of the Stockton and Darlington Company may be justly characterised as the turning-point of the railway system. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson For a number of years the Quartermaster General's Department has maintained close relations with the executives of the great railway systems of the country. World's War Events, Vol. II Wimperley was the auditor of a great railway system, and when Clark's name was brought in he looked up from his desk and announced shortly: "Busy, can't see him," which was really what Clark expected. The Rapids The government greatly encouraged railroad construction by subsidies, and during the decade following 1855 the development of the railway system of the country was rapid. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses The rapid recivilization of northern Africa, leading as it does to the development of a railway system in that region, promises to displace this creature from his most trodden ways. Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization The railway system, that great promoter of journeyings, was not complete. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life Its railway system reaches about every area of production. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges Investors in railway securities may rest assured that their rights and interests will be as scrupulously looked after by the Government as they could be by the directors of the several railway systems. In Our First Year of the War Messages and Addresses to the Congress and the People, March 5, 1917 to January 6, 1918 I have fairly covered the majority of railway systems during this period. Third class in Indian railways You’re running her as though she were a transcontinental railway system.” The Squirrel-Cage It has already been said that the city is a gateway from the East to the West and South, and as such it is the center of a vast railway system. A Short History of Pittsburgh The Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohio railway systems have made Baltimore an important railway centre. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges Leaving altogether the countries of Europe, and crossing the Mediterranean, we find that even Africa is becoming a member of the great railway system. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455 Volume 18, New Series, September 18, 1852 The significance of the development of the railway systems is not inferior to that of the great water way. The Frontier in American History The Inspector of Public Works was instructed to form a general plan of a railway system in Luzon Island. The Philippine Islands It is now an important link in the great railway system extending from the East to the Great Southwest, of which system, Detroit, from its favorable position, has become the centre and soul. Old Mackinaw The Fortress of the Lakes and its Surroundings The completion of the Gould railway system to the Atlantic seaboard has made the city second to New York only in the export of corn, wheat, flour, and tobacco. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges There are a few general considerations respecting the present aspect of the railway system, interesting not only in themselves, but as giving a foretaste of what is to come. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455 Volume 18, New Series, September 18, 1852 Improved terminals, steel rails, better rolling stock, and consolidation of railway systems have accompanied the advance of the people of the Middle West. The Frontier in American History Company "C" was called upon to help operate the Archangel power plant and street railway system the day they arrived. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 There are two evils of our present railway system, however, which are not chargeable to monopoly, but to the attempt to defeat monopoly, and which are important to our discussion. Monopolies and the People Years ago famines followed any considerable deficiency of crops, but since the completion of the admirable railway systems the necessary food-stuffs are quickly shipped to the district where the shortage occurs. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges Your city was not up-to-date—to help make it so you needed a street railway system; what did you do? On the Firing Line in Education George Stephenson was one of our most celebrated engineers, and the “father of the railway system.” The Iron Horse The Railway Era may be said to have commenced about the time of the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester line in 1830, though the railway system developed slowly during the first few years. Post Haste In those days the French railway system was little developed. France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 The lumbering, middle-aged, grey-headed hero of it, in obedience to the whim of a moment, gets out of a night train at the great central junction of the whole railway system of England. Charles Dickens as a Reader And now, people are inquiring why the Five Towns, with a railway system special to itself, is characterised by a perhaps excessive provincialism. Clayhanger These are but a few of the amazing statistics connected with our railway system, which, if fully enlarged upon, would fill a bulky volume. The Iron Horse At the board of trade, in the reform of the tariff, in connection with the Bank act and in the growth of the railway system, he had been well trained in high economics. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 The questions of water, pasturage, and horse sickness are special to South Africa, as is also in some degree the inadequate railway system; and these constitute conditions which modify the local application of general principles. Story of the War in South Africa 1899-1900 The railway systems of other countries were demoralized with wastage, low repairs and enormous traffic. The Masques of Ottawa Railways.—In the chapter dealing with the natural resources and conditions of the various states, some details of the railway system have been given. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development One such work, which occurred at the very opening of our railway system in 1828, was the bridging of the Chat Moss, on the Liverpool and Manchester line. The Iron Horse The workshop is traversed in all directions by rails, and the completed steam-horses are sent out all over the railway systems of the United States. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People During the last fifty years most of the small companies have united to form the corporations which now operate our large railway systems. Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) The entire railway system of Ohio and Indiana was practically put out of business for five days by the floods in the Middle West. The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado Civilisation has advanced more upon the great plateau, threaded by numerous railway systems, than in the less accessible regions of the Pacific and Atlantic slopes. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development I merely called on two of the big bankers and four heads of industrial combinations and one controller of an ocean-to-ocean railway system. The Plum Tree Next he became interested in the horse railway system of New York city. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail This one railway system does one seventh of the entire freight business performed by all the railroads of the United States and handles one eighth of all the passenger traffic. Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) Lines of the present great Rock Island, Burlington and Northwestern railway systems all entered the city in the years 1867-1868. The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado Various railway projects are under consideration, having as their terminus the port of San Blas, and connecting this and Tepic, the capital town, with the railway system of Mexico beyond the Sierras. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development Picture from this immense arc of communication branch lines longer still, diverging to America, to Africa, to India, knitting the ports of the world together in one vast railway system. Winning a Cause World War Stories Mr. Vanderbilt, like all successful men, made finance a study; he foresaw that there were great profits to be realized in the near future in the undeveloped railway systems in the country. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail The competitive struggles of rival railway systems began to be violent shortly after 1867, and soon led to the formation of railway traffic associations, with enlarged powers. Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) As by a telegraphic system the most distant parts of a vast railway system may be brought into harmonious working, so is it with the body by means of the nervous system. Voice Production in Singing and Speaking Based on Scientific Principles (Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged) A waggon road connects the capital with Tonalá, a port on the Pacific coast, from which a short railway connects with the Tehuantepec line, and so with the general railway system. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development Howrah, on the opposite side of the Hugli, is the terminus of three great railway systems, and also the headquarters of the jute industry and other large factories. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" The railway system had driven the eastern farmer from the cultivation of wheat and corn, as it is not possible for him to compete with the new and fertile lands of the West. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 At first each railroad worked out a classification of its own, and there were practically as many classifications as there were railway systems. Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) The nerve-centres correspond to the heads of the railway system, or, perhaps more correctly, to the various officials resident in some large city who from this centre regulate the affairs of the whole line. Voice Production in Singing and Speaking Based on Scientific Principles (Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged) The great trunk lines which traverse it unite it with the railway system of the United States, the ports of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, and with the capital of the Republic. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development The original intention had been to adapt to our use the Turkish railway system, merely broadening the gauge. With the British Army in The Holy Land The railway system and the system of protection to American industry have been the chief instruments in the augmentation of population generally, and of the gains to cities. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 This bridge, connecting very important railway systems, was designed to carry two lines of rails, a highway and electric railway on each side, all between the main trusses. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Existing evidence all negatives Mr. Acworth’s postulate “that State railway systems are incapable of vigorous life.” The Arena Volume 4, No. 20, July, 1891 Notwithstanding its partly sterile nature this state is a very prosperous commercial section of the country, due largely to its excellent railway system, five different lines of which traverse it. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development At the end of the port a new town, Dalni, has been founded; it is connected by rail with the Trans-Siberian railway system. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers An illustration of the opposite condition, of extreme resistance was once told me by the president of a great street railway system that was operated by a cable. The Head Voice and Other Problems Practical Talks on Singing It would be unpardonable to omit reference to Mr. Watson's intimate connection with the railway system in the West of Scotland. Western Worthies A Gallery of Biographical and Critical Sketches of West of Scotland Celebrities A street railway system is to be built, and we'll see that it runs through our land. The Cow Puncher It is of common knowledge that this man introduced in the last session a bill aimed at the legitimate profits of a great surface railway system, which he withdrew for no reason of public record. The Henchman The Volga is here a giant river, and this noble bridge joins the European railway system with the new Asiatic line. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers The despatcher's office of a big railroad line is one of the most interesting places a man can get into, especially if he is interested in the workings of our great railway systems. Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers Investors in railway securities may rest assured that their rights and interests will be as scrupulously looked after by the government as they could be by the directors of the several railway systems. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War The Boston street railway system is the most perfect of any American city that I know of. At Home with the Jardines For the same reason a school, a railway system, an army, and a political party are organizations. Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools It lies near the centre of the new railway system. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers A penetrating railway system, by its indirect effects upon the mining and agricultural interests, would have done much to solve the problem of the unemployed. The Story of Newfoundland Senator Hanway would not go into the details of what in his opinion might be accomplished by the President and General Attorney and the great railway system they controlled. The President A novel The president of the Great B—— railway system laid down the letter he had just re-read three times, and turned about in his chair with an expression of annoyance. A Court of Inquiry Show that a railway system, an army, and a school are organizations. Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools "There's a lovely train," Mrs. Waldo admitted, unable to resist praising the American railway system. The Second Latchkey However, under the new arrangement, Mr Reid ceased to be the virtual owner of the railway system; and became merely a contractor for its operation. The Story of Newfoundland It was the era when the steam-power and railway system was founded, and the vast industrial development which went with it. Studies in Early Victorian Literature The railway system of the South must also be taken into account in connection with their waterways. Abraham Lincoln She secured one of the best street railway systems in the country. American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' One of the first essentials to modern military enterprise is the establishment of a military railway system for war purposes. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898 Whichever we may regard as cause or effect, the progress of the country has been very largely identified with the extension of her railway system. Spanish Life in Town and Country Between each part of each pair, in spite of an excellent railway system, is the block in the one case of the Ardennes and the Eifel, in the other of empty, ill-communicated Poland. A General Sketch of the European War The First Phase The Southern railway system touched the Mississippi and the world beyond it at three points only: Memphis, Vicksburg, and New Orleans. Abraham Lincoln And now we come upon the railway system again, which has stretched out its feelers into the wilds of the Southern Carpathians. Round About the Carpathians Owing to tunnels, cuts, and bridges, the construction of the Swiss railway system has been costly; Mulhall's statistics give Switzerland a higher ratio of railway capital to population than any other country in Europe. Direct Legislation by the Citizenship through the Initiative and Referendum The service, equipment, and management of Massachusetts' railway system is well nigh perfect. The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 6 A feature connected with the American railway system that should not be overlooked is the mass of literature prepared by the railway companies and distributed gratis to their passengers. The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin Thus the capture of Chattanooga from the South would go far towards cutting the whole Southern railway system in two, and the capture of Mobile would complete it. Abraham Lincoln It is a most important link in the railway system of Eastern Europe. Round About the Carpathians To assume control of the vast railway systems of the country is, I realize, a very great responsibility, but to fail to do so in the existing circumstances would have been a much greater. President Wilson's Addresses For a time the entire railway system in the north was under his p. 14control, and the confidence reposed in him was unbounded. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland If a County Council is capable of superintending a tramway system, it should also be capable of superintending the suburban railway system for the public good. The Quest of the Simple Life Grant determined to do this by the destruction of the railway system by which alone it could move eastward. Abraham Lincoln The railway system has been enormously extended in this country during the last ten years. Round About the Carpathians And the busy superintendent of the Pen Yan Road, one of the largest railway systems in the country, turned from his maps and statistics to glance suspiciously at the slight figure, before him. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891 Seven years from this present time will witness the Centenary of the railway system. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland The South African railway system, which he tended in its infancy, had crawled north to Bloemfontein, as it has since gone farther, and still goes on, the iron-shod tramp. The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. Memphis was one of the three points at which the Southern railway system touched the great river and communicated with the States beyond—Vicksburg and New Orleans, much further south, were the others. Abraham Lincoln Nearly everybody who can lives in the suburbs, and the excellence of the railway system enables them to extend much farther away from the city than in Adelaide or Sydney. Town Life in Australia For the typically American success of the Southwestern's dramatic upward leap to the rank of a great railway system, President Colbrith has the name and the fame. Empire Builders A word or two regarding the railway system of Scotland may not be inappropriate. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland The railway system was deliberately permitted to become disorganized. Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy In the region traversed by the great railway system the virile face with the massive jaw was as familiar as the illegible signature on the Inter-Mountain's guest-book. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush This great movement continued for several days, putting to a severe test the French railway system, which is so wonderfully organized that it achieved this mighty transportation of troops with clockwork regularity. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 "Put it up again," said Mrs. Malt, who was more anxious than any of us to avenge herself upon the German railway system, "and try to break the glass." A Voyage of Consolation (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An American girl in London') That is to say, ceded railway systems are not to bear any share in the general depletion and deterioration of the German rolling-stock as a whole. The Economic Consequences of the Peace The Pacific steamship line and fifteen American railway systems have had as president, superintendent, or otherwise active in the management one of this family. Jukes-Edwards A Study in Education and Heredity The problem brought to the front by the grave crisis through which the Indian railway system is now passing is neither new nor accidental. India, Old and New The author seems not to have expected the construction of railways in India, although when he wrote a beginning of the railway system in England had been made. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official Another very useful consequence is that all the Galician railway system is now in Russian hands. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915 April-September, 1915 But lack of lubricating oils and the prodigious wear and tear of the war, not compensated by normal repairs, had already reduced the German railway system to a low state of efficiency. The Economic Consequences of the Peace Mr. Blackett, however, persevered hard to perfect a railway system, and to work it by locomotives. Lectures on Popular and Scientific Subjects These railways were constructed at the public expense, but worked by existing railway companies, and linked up with existing railway systems. Against Home Rule (1912) The Case for the Union Among the many changes produced in India by the development of the railway system and by other causes one of the most striking is the abolition of small military stations. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official Sir, I desire a course of training which will fit me to become the superintendent of a great railway system. More Toasts And instead of a national railway system Ireland was given private enterprise with all its waste and all its clash of interests. The Open Secret of Ireland Both the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railway systems are in the grain fields of the northern part of the county. A Review of the Resources and Industries of the State of Washington, 1909 The commercial, banking, and railway systems of Ireland are intimately associated with those of the greater and more firmly established systems of Great Britain. Against Home Rule (1912) The Case for the Union The growth of our railway system is constantly increasing. Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 It is impossible to look, without surprise, to the progress of the railway system since the first experiment in 1830. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 335, September 1843 We were all impressed by his lordly command of the railway systems of Europe. Jaffery Another commercial effect of the railway system has been to equalise the value of land, and promote the cultivation of those districts of a country which lie considerably removed from large towns. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 419 Volume 17, New Series, January 10, 1852 For a time it threatened not only to paralyze the country's railway system but to wreck the railway men's organizations as well. A History of Trade Unionism in the United States The incoherence of his political thinking is best exemplified by the way in which he proposed to nationalize the American railway system. The Promise of American Life But he clearly foresaw the ultimate triumph of the railway system; and he went with it, instead of against it. Thrift We had several broken railway systems north and south, but there were not then more than five thousand miles of railway built in America. 54-40 or Fight The railway system has had a marked effect upon the state of the money-market of the commercial world in general, and of this country in particular. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 419 Volume 17, New Series, January 10, 1852 Some railway systems, like the Illinois Central, might be willing to enter into agreements with the separate crafts, but refused to deal with a federation of crafts. A History of Trade Unionism in the United States This was the American, Mr. Val Morton, now the official receiver, so Elizabeth understood, of a great railway system in the middle west of the United States. Lady Merton, Colonist This, for a planter of moderate means, is generally a matter of great difficulty, and must continue to be so till the railway system is extended to the planting districts. Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore The railway system of the Argentine Republic is separated from the Chilian system by the chain of the Andes. Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891 The railway system has not only created a new field for speculation, but likewise a new security for monetary investments. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 419 Volume 17, New Series, January 10, 1852 It would be like passing from a notice of the tubular boiler of Stephenson's Rocket to a discussion of the vast railway system it begot. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 Under the railway system the certainty and rapidity with which merchandise can be transmitted, changes and simplifies more and more every year the operations of trade. Rides on Railways This city should build future extensions of the street railway system and lease them to the highest bidder. The Making of Arguments There was much railway talk in Persia in 1890, and Russia knew that it would take quite ten years to complete her railway system up to the Northern frontiers of Persia and Afghanistan. Persia Revisited It is interesting, in connection with this economic aspect of the Thames Valley, to note that, alone of the great river valleys of Europe, it has no railway system parallel to its banks. The Historic Thames The old world might learn in several particulars from our efficient American railway system, which has for its prime object facility of travel. By the Golden Gate But, although the passengers by the Express train are, in every respect, a contrast to those by the Parliamentary, the universal and levelling tendency of the railway system is not less plainly exhibited. Rides on Railways This city would be benefited by the consolidation of the two street railway systems. The Making of Arguments Nowhere were the imports and exports so important, in proportion to the number of the population, nowhere did the average square mile yield such rich crops, nowhere was the railway system so developed. Through the Iron Bars Two Years of German Occupation in Belgium There is no series of productive centres which could give rise to such a railway system. The Historic Thames As it has such a splendid climate and natural advantages, and enjoys the distinction of being at the terminus of the great overland railway systems, it is constantly attracting to itself population and capital. By the Golden Gate In fact, civility to all, gentle and simple, is the rule introduced by the English railway system; every porter with a number on his coat is, for the time, the passenger’s servant. Rides on Railways He completed the railway system and employed what Brofferio called "a portentous activity" in extending the roads, canals, and all the means of communication which could stimulate industry. Cavour The truth about the street railway system is that there is very little of it in proportion to the size of the city, but the average ride costs about 1 cent. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient This was nothing but a child-play compared with the railroad activity which the later years brought forth, for now we have a railway system extending over one thousand two hundred miles. The Constitutional Development of Japan 1863-1881 W. of Lake Erie; is a busy centre of iron manufactures, and does a large trade in grain, flour, lumber, &c., facilitated by a fine harbour, canal, and railway systems. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge As a result of his effort there stands today, on a terrace overlooking Port Curtis, the city of Gladstone, the terminal of the Australian railway system. The Glories of Ireland He finds that cotton is king with the Alabamians, and that the State has fifteen hundred miles of navigable rivers and a good railway system. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation After nearly an hour's walking he entered the outskirts of a little country town, slumbering outside the railway system, and, turning aside from the street, stopped at the door of the ancient vicarage. Hodge and His Masters This plan has, for some reason, never been introduced into America, and it is now probable that it never will be, as the railway system will doubtless supersede it. History of Julius Caesar Constantinople may be considered as the end of the railway system of the earth. McClure's Magazine December, 1895 I got here my first glimpse of the wonderful perfection of the German railway system. Further Foolishness The large estates have their own railway systems running to all the fields of the plantation. Cuba, Old and New There were heavy black lines, inked in with a pen, tracing out the various ramifications of a great railway system. The Grafters The introduction of electricity and the extension of the street railway system is imperatively needed. Modern India He points to such instances as the agreements among the different railway systems of the Continent for the running of through expresses and for co-operation generally. Proposed Roads to Freedom They wished to band together, to do a thing expressly forbidden by the law; they wished to conspire to lower wages and raise prices in several railway systems under their control. The Grain of Dust It is served by five branches of the Lake Shore railway system, and by the Wabash, the Toledo and Western, and the Toledo, Detroit and Ironton railways. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The perfection of the railway system has afforded facilities for a wonderfully complete system of postage—the mails being carried to all parts of the kingdom in one night. Queen Victoria Story of Her Life and Reign, 1819-1901 Another was the railway bill, to improve the railway system, by which the Board of Trade had conditional power to purchase railways which had not adopted a revised scale of tolls. The Grand Old Man The growth and consolidation which characterized the history of industry were also taking place in the railway system, although somewhat more slowly. The United States Since the Civil War It will be in connection with the whole railway system of Russia. Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 It is the connecting point of two main lines of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway system. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 At the commencement of that period the railway system was only in its infancy. Queen Victoria Story of Her Life and Reign, 1819-1901 The president of the Great B. railway system laid down the letter he had just reread three times, and turned about in his chair with an expression of extreme annoyance. Stories Worth Rereading It is to be remembered, also, that the growth of the railway system had been so rapid and so huge that it was impossible to meet the demand for trained administrators. The United States Since the Civil War Being the county seat of St. Clair County, it is also a point of great importance in the railway system, and the terminus of several lines of lake steamers. By Water to the Columbian Exposition Apart from short lines in Senegal, Angola and at Lourenco Marques, the rest of the continent was in 1890 without a railway system. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Telegraph engineers and electricians have done much toward accomplishing the successful working of our present railway system, but still there is much scope for improvements in the signaling arrangements. Scientific American Supplement, No. 417, December 29, 1883 It was intended to extend the line six miles beyond Bush Mills, in order to join it at Dervock station with the north of Ireland narrow gauge railway system. Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 The street railway system of Boston is remarkably perfect. Remarks There is a railway system, and the huge masses are conveyed from place to place by locomotive engines. Steam, Steel and Electricity But the greatest development of the railway systems was in the south and east of the continent. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 As there is a railway system and a hotel system, so there is also a pig system, by which this place is marked out from any other. The Englishwoman in America Looking at the Palace of Machinery, indeed, it is not difficult to imagine it as the noble metropolitan terminal of a great railway system. The Jewel City This slow movement continued from about 1865 to 1875, when the development of the numerous railway systems gave rise to land speculators who induced whites and blacks to go west and southwest. A Century of Negro Migration The railway system connects all the great manufacturing centres, even those which lie far inland, with the great ports to and from which the lines of steamers ply. Britain at Bay Adelaide is the terminus of an extensive railway system, the main line of which runs through Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to Rockhampton. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 "Sure thing," said Lenny, with a manner of laying the entire railway system at her feet. Miss Lulu Bett For 700 years Finns have been free men; now they have become Russian serfs, and it is well to make closer connections between the Finnish railway system and the trans-Siberian road. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) The city is a Free City, but enclosed within the Polish Customs House frontiers, and Poland has full control of the river and of the railway system. Peaceless Europe Even in those early days of the war, the railway system of the South was worn out and inadequate. The Iron Game A Tale of the War It grows out of the shops of the neighbourhood and the adjoining railway system. The Child under Eight Five minutes after the signing of the mobilization orders by the Emperor, the whole of the railway system would be under direct military control. The Secrets of the German War Office It is but six per cent, of the amount we have laid out on completing our own railway system in this little country at home. Canada and the States It of course implies the existence of an administration capable of regulating a railway system, and placed above the influence of jobbery and corruption. Lectures and Essays As Stevenson said about our railway system, "Wherever there is competition there can also be combination." The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography Now a large plant, a railway system, a great coal field, is not a natural unit in this sense. Public Opinion It is a very safe wager that notwithstanding this seemingly uncalled-for disparity in railway facilities, the American railway system is still to increase at a far greater ratio than the Indian. Round the World Then Macadam invented his method of making roads; finally, Stephenson developed the steam locomotive, and the railway system came into existence. The History of England - a Study in Political Evolution Then, when the train had been two hours out of New York, he discovered that the famous president of this great railway system was aboard, and, mustering up his courage, he determined to introduce himself. The Adventures of a Boy Reporter The viaduct which connects the two railway systems of Victoria pierces the very centre of these new markets. The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken Rot!" said Dale, and turning to Lola—"He has demoralised the whole railway system of Europe with his tips. Simon the Jester And lastly, of our railways, let me merely remark here that we have always insisted upon one uniform gauge and everything we buy fits into and develops our existing railway system. Floor Games; a companion volume to "Little Wars" Anything relating to labor legislation and to measures for controlling big business or efficiently regulating the giant railway systems, I was certain to discuss with Senator Dolliver or Congressman Hepburn or Congressman Cooper. Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography We apply it everywhere—in railway systems, in trusts, in trade unions, in Salvation Armies, in minor politics, in major politics, in European Concerts. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories |
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